5 tips for eating healthier over the festive season

When the festive season arrives it can be easy to over-indulge.  To help we’ve put together our top five tips for making heathier choices while socialising over the holiday season.

1. Before heading off to a get-together have a healthy snack. You’re more likely to eat the high fat snacks if you arrive hungry.
2. Limit junk food party snacks like cakes, lollies and chips.  If you’re hosting, try out our Healthy Lunch Box custard pudding or fruit salad parfaits instead.
3.  Choose lean meats, skinless poultry and trim any visible fat before cooking. After some meat-free options? Try our Healthy Lunch Box cauliflower nuggets, or caprese quinoa salad.
4.  If you’re hosting, offer some lower fat alternatives. One of our favourites is vegie sticks with low fat dip.  Check out our delicious hummus or carrot and ricotta dip recipes for inspiration!
5. Create a healthy grazing table using a wide range of delicious summer fruits! Stone fruit, mangoes, cherries and grapes will all be in season.

Looking to put a festive spin on your meals? Check out our healthy Christmas tree pizza recipe!

Christmas tree pizza recipe

Our Christmas tree pizzas recipe is a healthy and tasty lunch box treat for the Christmas season that the kids will love.     

Preparation time : 25 minutes  
Cooking time: 15 minutes  
 Serves: 8  
Ingredients :

• 4 small wholemeal pita bread  
• 180g tomato-based pizza sauce  
• 6 cherry tomatoes, sliced into rounds  
• 1 yellow capsicum, cut into triangles & 4 stars   
• ½ red capsicum, cut into strips  
• ½ green capsicum, cut into triangles  
• 4 black olives, sliced into rounds  
• 2 tsp Italian dried herbs  
• 4 tbsp reduced-fat cheese, grated  

Method:  

1. Preheat oven to 200°C.  
2.  Cut tree shapes out of each pita bread with a Christmas tree shaped cookie cutter.   
3.  Place the pita trees onto a lined baking tray.
4.  Spread tomato pizza sauce over the base of each pita tree and arrange the ingredients like you’re decorating a tree. Sprinkle with dried herbs and cheese.   
5. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden and cooked.  

See more healthy recipes on our Healthy Lunchbox website or read more about eating a healthy diet.